Jo Vonlanthen - Career Summary

Vonlanthen

Nationality Swiss
Date of Birth 31 May, 1942
Teams Williams (1975)
Races Entered 1
DNQ/DNPQ -
Best Result DNF (22nd), Austria, 1975

A racing enthusiast who climbed the category ladder all the way to the pinnacle of the sport - from being Swiss F3 Champion and a solid F2 racer to a brief drive with Frank Williams' burgeoning team in the Austrian GP of 1975.

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Career Summary

1968 • Competed in Formula Vee

1969 • Competed in Formula 3 events in a Formel Rennsport Club Brabham BT15 Ford.
1970 • Competed in Formula 3 events in a Formel Rennsport Club Brabham BT15 Ford, and a Tecno Ford, including 1st place at the Triesen hillclimb.

1971 • Competed in Formula 3 events in a Tecno Ford, including 1st place at Hockenheim.

1972 • Swiss Formula 3 champion.
• German Formula 3 championship, 3 starts in a Formel Rennsport Club and Horag Hotz Racing GRD 372 Ford.
• British Shell Super Oil Formula 3 championship, 2 events in a GRD 372 Ford.
• Competed at the European Cup event in the Swiss team in a GRD 372 Ford.

1973 • European F2 championship, 11 entries, =20th overall, 4 points in a GRD 273 Ford/BMW.
• Swiss F2 championship, 1 win in a GRD 273 Ford.

1974 • European F2 championship, 9 entries in a March 742 BMW.
• Swiss F2 championship, 2nd overall in a March 742 BMW.

1975 • European F2 championship, 8 entries, 17th overall, 6 points in a Brissago Blauband Racing March 742 and 752 BMW.

1975 • World Championship, 1 entry in a Williams FW03 Ford DFV V8.
• Swiss GP, not classified in a Williams FW03 Ford DFV V8.

1976 • European F2 championship, 4 entries in a March 752 BMW.

1977-2008 • Concentrated on his business, now called Jo Vonlanthen Race Car Promotion.
• Regularly appears at historic events, demonstrations and Ferrari days in a 1952 Ferrari 500.

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1968	• Competed in Formula Vee
1969	• Competed in Formula 3 events in a Formel Rennsport Club Brabham BT15 Ford.
1970	• Competed in Formula 3 events in a Formel Rennsport Club Brabham BT15 Ford, and a Tecno Ford, including 1st place at the Triesen hillclimb.
1971	• Competed in Formula 3 events in a Tecno Ford, including 1st place at Hockenheim.
1972	• Swiss Formula 3 champion. • German Formula 3 championship, 3 starts in a Formel Rennsport Club and Horag Hotz Racing GRD 372 Ford. • British Shell Super Oil Formula 3 championship, 2 events in a GRD 372 Ford. • Competed at the European Cup event in the Swiss team in a GRD 372 Ford.
1973	• European F2 championship, 11 entries, =20th overall, 4 points in a GRD 273 Ford/BMW. • Swiss F2 championship, 1 win in a GRD 273 Ford.
1974	• European F2 championship, 9 entries in a March 742 BMW. • Swiss F2 championship, 2nd overall in a March 742 BMW.
1975	• European F2 championship, 8 entries, 17th overall, 6 points in a Brissago Blauband Racing March 742 and 752 BMW.

1975	• World Championship, 1 entry in a Williams FW03 Ford DFV V8. • Swiss GP, not classified in a Williams FW03 Ford DFV V8.

1976	• European F2 championship, 4 entries in a March 752 BMW.
1977-2008	• Concentrated on his business, now called Jo Vonlanthen Race Car Promotion. • Regularly appears at historic events, demonstrations and Ferrari days in a 1952 Ferrari 500.